The Good News on Impostor Syndrome

Embrace impostor syndrome, alumna Kim Meninger MBA’08 wrote in Forbes. When given a big promotion or chosen to lead a challenging project, a worker will often feel like a fraud. But that’s just a sign of leaving one’s comfort zone, which is a good thing. “Growth doesn’t happen in comfortable places,” wrote Meninger, an executive coach who specializes in women’s leadership. Also a 1997 Morrissey College graduate, she visited the Carroll School in November to offer lessons for undergraduate women on navigating male-dominated fields.